Golf-bag support



March 25, 1930. G. F. SHAW GOLF BAG SUPPORT Filed April 20, 1928 2Sheets-Sheet 1 w w J J W a ATTORNEY WITNESS:

March 25, 1930. G. F. SHAW I GOLF BAG SUPPORT Filed April 20, 1928 2Sheets-Sheet 2 Hlll- @Wlmw ATTORNEY WiTNESS:

Patented Mar. 25, 1930 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE GEORGE F. SHAW, OFMAYFIELD, KENTUCKY GOLF-BAG Application filed April 20,

This invention relates to improvements in golf bags and has for anobject the provision of means which may be detachably or permanentlyassociated with a bag to support the latter in convenient position forremoval and replacement of the clubs.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a bag supportingmeans which may be normally held in inactive position against the sideof the bag, or extended so as to support the bag for the purpose abovementioned, means being provided whereby con tact with the ground willextend the supporting means, while said supporting means will beautomatically returned to its normal position when the bag is lifted.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention further includesthe following novel features and details of construction, to

be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings and pointed out in the appended claim.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a golf bag with the invention appliedand shown export folded against the bag.

tended for use, a portion of the invention being shown in section.

Figure 2 is a front view of the same.

Figure 3 is a front view showing the sup- Figure 4 is a section onFigure 1. p

Figure 5 is a similar view on the line 5-5 of Figure 1.

Referring to the drawings in detail wherein like characters of referencedenote corresponding parts, the reference character 10 indicates a golfbagwhich may be of the usual or any preferred construction, theinvention being applicable to golf bags of any type. As is usual, thebag includes a handle 11', a sling 12 and a ball pocket 13.

The invention includes arcuate-shaped at-. taching members 14 and 15.1These members may be permanently attached to or form a part of the bagstructure, orthey may be removably attached by means of straps 16 andbuckles 17, so that the device may be manufactured and soldindependently of the bag.

the line of SUPPORT 1928. Serial No. 271,515.

The attaching member 14 has pivotally secured thereto as shown at 18,supporting legs 19, the said legs having their upper ends relativelyclose together and their lower ends spread apart so as to provide a morestable support for the bag.

Rigid with the attaching member between the upper ends of the legs 19 isa socketed member or sleeve 24. This sleeve extends at right angles fromthe attaching member 14 and slidingly receives the inner end of anactuating rod 25, between the inner end of which and the inner end ofthe sleeve is positioned a spring 26 whose function is to force the rodoutward. The opposite end of the rod is mounted for sliding movement inan enlarged portion 27 carried by the attaching member 14 and theextremity of this rod is provided with a head 28 for limiting its inwardmovement.

Pivotally connected with the rod 25 as shown at 30 are the inner ends oflinks 31, while the outer ends of these links are pivotally connected asshown at 32 with the legs 19, so that the position of the rod 25 willcontrol the position of the legs.

Normally, the spring 26 forces the rod 25 outward or downward intoposition to move the legs inward against the bag as shown by the dottedlines in Figure 1 of the drawings. When it is desired to bring thesupporting legs into position for use, the bag is placed upon the groundso that the head 28 first engages the ground. The rod 25 is then movedinward and upward which, through the medium of the links 31 and theirconnections with the rod 25 and legs 19, extends the latter outward tothe full line position shown in Figure 1.

It will be apparent from the foregoing description and accompanyingdrawings that the invention provides convenient means for supporting abag in position for the insertion and removal of the golf clubs, andthat the means provided may form a permanent part of or an attachmentfor the bag, the constructionproviding a cheap, eflicient and racticallyautomatic supporting device, an as the will add very little to theweight of the bag.

The invention is susceptible of various changes in its form, proportionsand minor details of construction and the right is here'- in reserved tomake such changes as properly fall within the scope of the appendedclalm.

Having described the invention what is claimed is p In combination witha golf bag, a pair of arcuate-shaped attaching members adapted to bepositioned at opposite ends of the bag, legs having their upper endspivotally se cured to one of the attaching members, a sleeve rigid withand extending from said member between the points of pivotal attachmentof the legs, aspring influenced rod having one of its ends slidinglymounted in the sleeve and its other end mounted-for sliding movement inthe other attaching member and normall extended beyond the end of thebag, and lin s having one of their ends connected with the rod and theirother ends conencted with the legs.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

GEORGE F. SHAW.

